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Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

4th term Democrat from Maryland.

Bio

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Residence: Baltimore

Marital Status: Single

Prev. Occupation: Social Worker

Prev. Political Exp.: Baltimore City Council, 1971-77; US House, 1977-87

Education: BA Mount St. Agnes College, 1958; MSW University of Maryland, 1965

Birthdate: 07/20/1936

Birthplace: Baltimore, MD

Religion: Catholic

Percentage in Last Election: 65%

Major Opponent: E.J. Pipkin

Contact

Current Elected Office Contact Information

Contact Sen. Barbara Mikulski via Web Form.

Website: mikulski.senate.gov

Washington, D.C. Office:

503 Hart Senate Office Building,
District of Columbia 20510-2003
Phone: (202) 224-4654
Fax: (202) 224-8858

Baltimore Office: (more district offices)

1629 Thames Street, Suite 400
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Phone: (410) 962-4510
Fax: (410) 962-4760

Committee

Current Elected Office Committees:

Staff

Current Elected Office Staff Members:

Chief of Staff: Julia Frifield
Scheduler: Nicole Morgan
Legis. Dir.: Christie Dawson
Comm. Dir.: Rachel MacKnight
Child/Family Issues LA: Mario Cardona
Health LA: Mona Shah
Judiciary LA: Teri Curtis
Social Security LA: Ben Gruenbaum

Votes

Current Elected Office Key Votes:

These are our key votes and this is how Sen. Barbara Mikulski voted on our issues. Click on each heading to sort.

Status	Name of Legislation	Date	Voted
A	Higher Education Fellowships	07/31/2008	Yea
R	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007	04/23/2008	Yea
R	Prohibiting Pay Discrimination	04/23/2008	Yea
R	Teen Endangerment Enforced	03/13/2008	Nay
A	Health Care for Pregnant Women	03/13/2008	Not Voting
A	Abortion Ban at Indian Health Service Clinics	02/26/2008	Nay
C	Judicial Nominee Leslie Southwick	10/24/2007	Nay
R	De-Funding Family Planning Programs	10/18/2007	Not Voting
A	Strengthening Hate Crime Law	09/27/2007	Yea
A	Boxer Amdt. No. 2719; To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	09/06/2007	Yea
(More Key Votes)

P = Passed	= Voted With Us
A = Agreed To	= Voted Against Us
R = Rejected	= Not Scored
C = Confirmed	= Ineligible to Vote
F = Failed

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Bills

Current Elected Office Bills:

Here is Sen. Barbara Mikulski's cosponsorship status on our key legislation. Send Sen. Barbara Mikulski a message by clicking in the "Send Message" column.

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Bill Name	Our Position	Cosponsor?
S.229 - 'A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.'	No Position	Yes
S.354 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	Yes
S.182 - 'A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victi...	No Position	Yes
S.5 - Funding Stem Cell Research	Support	Yes
S.3140 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	Yes
S.1843 - 'A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employme...	No Position	Yes
S.1998 - 'A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.'	No Position	Yes
S.2279 - 'A bill to combat international violence against women and girls.'	No Position	Yes
S.2347 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act	Support	Yes
S.1515 - A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence...	Support	No
S.1843 - Fair Pay Restoration Act	Support	Yes
(More Bills)

Bill Name	Position	Cosponsor?
S.229 - 'A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.'	No Position	Yes
S.354 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	Yes
S.182 - 'A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victi...	No Position	Yes
S.5 - Funding Stem Cell Research	Support	Yes
S.3140 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	Yes
S.1843 - 'A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employme...	No Position	Yes
S.1998 - 'A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.'	No Position	Yes
S.2279 - 'A bill to combat international violence against women and girls.'	No Position	Yes
S.2347 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act	Support	Yes
S.1515 - A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence...	Support	No
S.1843 - Fair Pay Restoration Act	Support	Yes
S.1668 - Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007	Support	No
S.1492 - Broadband Data Improvement Act	Support	No
S.1515 - National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act	Support	No
S.1800 - Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act	Support	Yes
S.1744 - The Global Democracy Promotion Act	Support	No
S.910 - Healthy Families Act	Support	Yes
S.5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act	Support	Yes
S.1173 - Freedom of Choice Act	Support	Yes
S.1087 - Fair Pay Act	Support	Yes
S.1105 - Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act	Support	Yes
S.766 - Paycheck Fairness Act	Support	Yes
S.J.RES.10 - Women's Equality Amendment	Support	Yes
S.21 - The Prevention First Act	Support	Yes
(Less Bills)

Green means that this is our preferred cosponsorship position.
Red means that this is not our preferred cosponsorship position.

PAC

PAC Contributions